Who's the guy on the  cover?

NICK STAJKA

Nik Stajka is the cover model for The Carpenter’s Notebook. Nik is an actual carpenter/contractor author Mark Clement met on a jobsite while working on articles for Tools of The Trade magazine.

Nik is a true turn-key old-school contractor. He creates his own designs for new houses and renovations, still drawing his plans by hand. He manages and works with his crews side-by-side in most all phases of his projects and still swings the hammer (okay, presses the lever on the nail gun). Nik lives in Maryland with his wife and two daughters and is currently working on a number of projects in both Virginia and Maryland. He has been in the carpentry and contracting trade for more than twenty years.